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The ReporterThu, 24 May 2018 12:54:40 -070060SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The ex-neighborhood watch volunteer who killed a black teen in Florida in 2012 says he's $2.5 million in debt and has no income.

George Zimmerman filed paperwork detailing his financial state as he fights a misdemeanor stalking charge.

The Orlando Sentinel reports a public defender filed a not-guilty plea for Zimmerman and a request for a jury trial.

]]>Thu, 24 May 2018 04:58:44 -0700201805240458442018-05-24T04:58:44-07:002018-05-24T04:58:44-07:00HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Denia Perez's parents brought her from Mexico to the United States illegally when she was 11 months old. Last month, she became among the first of the so-called "Dreamers" to earn a law degree. And now, she and others are using their lawyerly know-how to take on the system so they can legally practice.]]>Wed, 23 May 2018 00:01:00 -0700201805240753442018-05-23T00:01:00-07:002018-05-24T07:53:44-07:00TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida judge is dismissing felony hazing charges against four men in the death of a university student.

The Tallahassee Democrat reported that Circuit Judge Martin Fitzpatrick ruled Friday that prosecutors have not shown clearly how the actions of the four men were connected to the death of fraternity pledge and Florida State University student Andrew Coffey.

]]>Sat, 19 May 2018 14:28:17 -0700201805191428172018-05-19T14:28:17-07:002018-05-19T14:28:17-07:00BELLEVILLE, N.J. (AP) - The parent-teacher association of the New Jersey middle school where a student and teacher were killed when a school bus collided with a dump truck called the two "beautiful" and "beloved" on Saturday.

Fifth-grader Miranda Vargas, 10, and Jennifer Williamson, 51, were killed in the Thursday morning crash that also injured more than 40 other people.

]]>Sat, 19 May 2018 08:43:18 -0700201805191338172018-05-19T08:43:18-07:002018-05-19T13:38:17-07:00PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The former president of a suspended fraternity at Temple University has been charged with attempted rape as part of a wider investigation into allegations of sex assaults at the fraternity house.

Ari Goldstein, 21, was arraigned Wednesday in Philadelphia on eight charges that also include intimidation, unlawful restraint and attempted sexual assault.

]]>Thu, 17 May 2018 08:45:10 -0700201805171230212018-05-17T08:45:10-07:002018-05-17T12:30:21-07:00WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) - A community organization is calling for a Wisconsin police officer to be fired and charged after a video surfaced showing a white officer punching a black teenager in the face outside a mall during an arrest.

The video that a passer-by recorded shows a Wauwatosa officer punching a 17-year-old boy Friday during an incident in which security at a mall in Wauwatosa had called authorities about a group of males causing a disturbance, WISN-TV and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

]]>Sun, 13 May 2018 14:44:54 -0700201805131519542018-05-13T14:44:54-07:002018-05-13T15:19:54-07:00HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Judge sends 11 more Penn State frat members to trial on hazing, liquor charges related to the death of pledge last year.

]]>Mon, 07 May 2018 09:04:50 -0700201805070904502018-05-07T09:04:50-07:002018-05-07T09:04:50-07:00PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Lawyers for an investigative reporting organization are suing the Philadelphia region's main transit agency after it refused to run ads about the group's stories on racial disparities in mortgage lending.

]]>Wed, 02 May 2018 07:13:29 -0700201805020713292018-05-02T07:13:29-07:002018-05-02T07:13:29-07:00The first black woman to serve as American University's student government president has sued a neo-Nazi website's publisher, accusing him of orchestrating an online harassment campaign against her.

Taylor Dumpson's federal lawsuit, filed Monday in Washington, says Andrew Anglin directed The Daily Stormer's readers to "troll storm" her with a barrage of racist and demeaning messages on social media.

]]>Tue, 01 May 2018 10:37:34 -0700201805011037342018-05-01T10:37:34-07:002018-05-01T10:37:34-07:00HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's attorney general wants a judge to reinstate involuntary manslaughter charges against five former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a pledge's hazing-related death last year.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office filed a notice of appeal Thursday that also seeks to have additional charges reinstated against the five as well as three other defendants.

]]>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:49:43 -0700201804261449432018-04-26T14:49:43-07:002018-04-26T14:49:43-07:00ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say a man fell to his death while inspecting a ride at a fair in Alabama.

News outlets report the death happened Wednesday afternoon at the Kiwanis Club Fair in Alexander City.

Tallapoosa County Coroner Mike Knox says the 45-year-old man from Belarus fell about 30 feet (9 meters) from the "Ring of Fire" ride after performing a safety inspection.

]]>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:24:29 -0700201804260624292018-04-26T06:24:29-07:002018-04-26T06:24:29-07:00LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Concerned that federal regulators don't have the power to stop the dropping of live turkeys over an Arkansas festival, a lawmaker from Las Vegas is suggesting that Congress step in to ban the practice.

Democratic Rep. Dina Titus told the House Rules Committee on Tuesday that while the annual Yellville Turkey Trot is reminiscent of a 1970s television comedy, maiming animals is serious business.

]]>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:15:30 -0700201804251415302018-04-25T14:15:30-07:002018-04-25T14:15:30-07:00SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Five students are suing Syracuse University for disciplinary actions related to videos of a private event where fraternity members used racial slurs and simulated a sexual assault of a disabled person.

The federal lawsuit filed anonymously Tuesday by five Theta Tau members accuses the university of ignoring their rights and proper procedures in suspending them and subjecting them to "ridicule and scorn.

]]>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:40:30 -0700201804251040302018-04-25T10:40:30-07:002018-04-25T10:40:30-07:00ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A University of Central Florida fraternity has been placed on interim suspension after a woman told authorities she was gang-raped during a party near the campus.

The Republican governor has stuck to his plan to increase teacher pay 20 percent by 2020 after educators voted to walk off the job Thursday because it didn't include an overall boost in school funding or raises for support staff.